The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Book One: A House Called Awful End [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Philip Ardagh (Author), Martin Rayner (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Eddie Dickens Trilogy

When both Eddie's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of old hot-water bottles, it's agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud . . . .

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When both Eddie's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of old hot-water bottles, it's agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud . . . .

From AudioFile

When Eddie's parents send him to live with Mad Uncle Jack while they recover from an illness that makes them turn yellow and go crinkly around the edges, Eddie brushes off his mother's concern that he might end up in St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans. But end up there he does in this story that owes much to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Narrator Martin Rayner seizes on the absurd in his reading, giving uniquely appropriate voices to the major characters--particularly Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud. Rayner's British accent is light enough to give flavor without overwhelming the listener. While this is not as darkly humorous as the sublime Snicket audios, many fans will find this a similar listen. A.F. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (August 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807218863
• ISBN-13: 978-0807218860
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,179,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)